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A photograph of a crowd outdoors at a roadside event. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron shirt stands turned toward the camera, with the back of another person's dark head in the lower foreground. Beside him a smiling woman in white with a red forehead mark and beaded necklaces, and other devotees in white and light clothing fill the crowd. On the right a uniformed police officer in khaki with a peaked cap watches. Behind them are two white placards with photographs and Tamil text on a concrete wall, with a tiled-roof building and trees beyond.

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Outdoor crowd scene during a procession. At centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a large garland of white jasmine, yellow and red flowers, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and his right hand raised in greeting. Around him, many people in white shirts and white sarees press close, including a woman in a saffron-bordered sari beside him, a woman in a white sari with a dark mala, and a small child held up near the top centre. A yellow-and-red ornamented canopy pole and white banners with Tamil text rise above the crowd. The appearance of the central man matches the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland, and he is in a crowd greeting people.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor crowd scene during a street procession. At the centre a figure with long dark hair, a red-orange shawl and a large garland of yellow and red flowers smiles and raises a hand, with a bald man in white shirt beside them. Around them, women wear white and yellow saris with rudraksha malas, a man in white holds a wooden pole, and a man in a yellow-brown uniform and cap stands at the lower right. Several people carry wooden poles bearing banners behind them. Strictly by appearance, the central figure has long swept-back hair, an orange shawl and a flower garland, so a candidate is present but the appearance is uncertain, and no name is printed on the image itself apart from the archive caption.2009-02-02Close photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap over a red undershirt, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a woman in a dark garment and gold earring is partly visible, and an ornate red and gold canopy edge appears at upper right. A small framed picture and a white signboard with Tamil lettering appear in the background, and a palm tree and building stand behind the crowd.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A procession on a street during a ratha yatra. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe raises both open hands toward the crowd. Around him, people in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and a man in a white shirt with an orange cap stands at left. Behind them, yellow-and-red decorated umbrella-like poles and raised placards show a portrait of a saffron-turbaned figure with Tamil text. Shops and a green signboard reading Kerala appear in the background.2009-02-02Outdoor procession during a ratha yatra in daylight. Beside him, a second saffron-clad figure holds a tall wooden staff or pole. Around them devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange collars and dark beaded malas, and women in white and pink saris walk along. A man in a white shirt on the left holds a yellow cloth and an orange fruit, and a rosette ribbon is pinned to the left edge.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02